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we pass this GPS location for Hill Top:
36.691248, -79.850316
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We found sixteen communities that share the name Hill Top.
Within Virginia, the name Hill Top is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Calhoun County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Hill Top [Calhoun County].
Marengo County
This Hill Top is located in Marengo County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marengo County community of Hill Top.
Arkansas
Benton County
This Hill Top is located in Benton County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Hill Top.
Boone County
This Hill Top is located in Boone County and lies 745 miles [1,199 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Hill Top.
Illinois
Menard County
This Hill Top is located in Menard County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menard County community of Hill Top.
Kentucky
Fleming County
This Hill Top is located in Fleming County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fleming County community of Hill Top.
McCreary County
This Hill Top is located in McCreary County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCreary County community of Hill Top.
Menifee County
This Hill Top is located in Menifee County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menifee County community of Hill Top.
Maryland
Charles County
This Hill Top is located in Charles County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<2> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Hill Top.
Missouri
Ripley County
This Hill Top is located in Ripley County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Hill Top.
Oklahoma
Hughes County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Hill Top [Hughes County].
Tennessee
Washington County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Hill Top [Washington County].
Texas
Hidalgo County
This Hill Top is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,300 miles [2,092.1 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Hill Top.
Utah
Sanpete County
This Hill Top is located in Sanpete County and lies 1,719 miles [2,766.5 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanpete County community of Hill Top.
Weber County
This Hill Top is located in Weber County and lies 1,742 miles [2,803.5 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Hill Top.
West Virginia
Summers County
This Hill Top is located in Summers County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<2> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summers County community of Hill Top.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hill Top ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Chestnut Knob (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irisburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hill Top to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hill Top and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Hill Top to Richmond, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,693 miles [7,552.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hill Top, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hill Top) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hill Top. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6912, Longitude: -79.8503 In this case, the coordinates for Hill Top have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Hill Top could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<8>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Hill Top to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.632 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.092 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.655 degrees.